RECENTLY Kerry has been no stranger to our TV screens and it appears the people of the county are well accustomed with paying the €160 license fee as well. Only 7% of homes in the county do not pay the licence fee according to the Irish Daily Star today. The […]

THE opening night of an inspirational art exhibition showcasing the work of adults with intellectual disability will take place in Kerry County Library on Tuesday, July 12 at 6pm. The ‘Gentle Reminder’ exhibition is the culmination of work done by service users at Mount Eagle Lodge, Kerry Parents and Friends Association […]

THE Tralee Food Festival, which proved so popular last year, is returning in September and events are being organised to make it an even bigger success. Despite clashing with All-Ireland final weekend last time out, thousands enjoyed the food market, food and beer trails and cookery demos around the town over the […]

THE new Artistic Director of the Kerry Film Festival has been appointed and it’s a face which will be familiar to ‘Fair City’ fans. Maeve McGrath played Lorraine Molloy, daughter of Dolores and Harry, in the popular RTE series back in the 1990s, and appeared in several other TV shows and films such as Ballykissangel, Ros na Rún, […]

A PLAQUE in memory of jarvey and much-loved local character, Nedeen Kelliher, will be unveiled near Blennerville windmill next week. Doing the honours will be comedian Brendan Grace, who was a fond friend of the late Nedeen when he visited the town in years gone by. Nedeen Kelliher from Annagh was a figure known to many and […]

IT was nice to wake up this morning to see we’ve passed another milestone here at TraleeToday.ie. After just over two years, our Facebook page has notched up just over 15,000 organic likes. It’s all thanks to you, the readers, who click on the links to read the stories here […]

TO COMPLETE a marathon just once in a lifetime is an achievement, but to finish 20 of them in 10 days is otherworldly. And that’s exactly what Fairway Heights resident, Tom Foley, will attempt to do when he heads for the north of Italy in August. It’s difficult to get your head […]

A WOMAN in Boherbee has had a few unwelcome visitors that have taken up residence near her home. Three adult foxes have moved into the underneath of a chalet at the back of Helen O’Shea’s house and trying to shift them is proving a bit difficult. Although the foxes appear to […]

UP to 20 jobs are to be created when a new restaurant opens in Tralee town centre early next month. Lana Asian Street Food, which has a restaurant in Galway and two in Limerick, is opening at a premises in Ashe Street which was previously The Dragon Inn and later the Royal Palace Chinese restaurants. Area manager, […]

THE company which will be creating 30 jobs in Killarney, moved from its Tralee offices because they said the new location offered the required infrastructure and ability to attract and retain talent. Tralee Chamber Alliance CEO, Kieran Ruttledge, expressed his disappointment at the decision by VT iDirect and said Tralee offers the best […]

A KERRY businessman is to be awarded the Freedom of the City of London for his contribution to life in the English capital. Dermot O’Grady, who owns and runs Ardent Tide in London, grew up in Ballybunion where his father Dermot was a bank manager, but the family moved to Killorglin when he […]

Sponsored TRALEE Credit Union has seen a 64% increase in motor loans to customers so far this year according to latest figures and have just decreased their loan rate again for the next three months.   The Society of the Irish Motor Industry issued its official 161 car sales figures […]

A FORMER Park FC player has signed a professional contract with an English Championship side. Shane McLoughlin joined five other young players in signing one year deals at Ipswich town at the weekend. The contract also has an option of a further 12 month stay at Portman Road. Nineteen-year-old Shane can play up front […]

THERE’s a very good turnout at a table quiz in aid of Fenit RNLI in O’Donnell’s Bar on Tuesday night. Tralee Triathlon Club organised the fundraiser to support the life-saving service which looks after their athletes and all those in the water around Tralee bay. Last year Fenit Lifeboat was […]

MANY times since I started writing for TraleeToday people have asked me to cover different topics, some I take on board and others I ignore. Last week a friend told me about an article that she read about priests. I thought that this would be one of the topics that […]

KERRY GAA star David Moran will be plying his different set of skills for a Tralee firm after moving home from Cork recently. Casey & Co. Accountants has announced the Kerins O’Rahillys clubman as a new partner at the company. The two time All-Ireland senior medal winner graduated from University of Limerick […]

A TRALEE native scored the goal to send an SSE Airtricity League side into the second qualifying round of the Europa League tonight. St Patrick’s Athletic were defending a 1-0 lead from the first leg in Dublin over in Luxembourg against Jeunesse Esch. Losing 1-0 at half-time, up stepped Tralee man Darren Dennehy […]

THE price of petrol has been steadily climbing since the beginning of February, but over the course of the last month we saw an easing off of price hikes. The town has only seen a one cent increase per litre at it’s cheapest station on the same time last month, when […]

AN American satellite-based technology company will create more than 30 specialised  jobs over the course of five years in a new premises in Killarney, where it has moved to from its Tralee office. VT iDirect’s new offices are located at The Reeks Gateway building in Killarney. In 2014, the US based company bought […]

I CONSIDER myself to be ‘in the know’ when it comes to popular culture. Millennials are generally are quite in tune with what is going on in the lives of various celebrities and could probably list what songs are in the Billboard Top 100 at the moment. It all depends […]

THERE was a rise in detections of possession of drugs for personal use in Kerry so far this year, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest statistics from Kerry Gardaí. The figures were revealed at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee at Kerry County Council on Friday, by […]

A TEENAGER from Tralee has won a prestigious boxing title in Dublin at the weekend. Tralee Boxing Club’s Mike McCarthy from Killeen, won the Monkstown Box Cup (40kg) on Sunday in a bout against Blain Lambert of Finn Valley A.B.C. England. The Monkstown Box Cup 2016 is one of the biggest tournaments […]

THE North Kerry Bridge Congress 2016 will take place in September where card players from Ireland and abroad will be giving themselves a treat with a trip to Tralee for a top class and friendly event. Taking place in The Rose Hotel between Friday, September 2 to Sunday, September 4, the weekend […]

IF you’re looking for something to do tonight then you can head along to support the Fenit RNLI service at a table quiz in O’Donnell’s pub in Mounthawk. Tralee Triathlon Club are organising the fundraiser to support the life-saving service which looks after their athletes and all those in the water […]

THE Kerry minors made it three in a row Munster titles yesterday in a sun-drenched Fitzgerald Stadium. Six points was the difference in the end as the Kingdom beat Cork  3-14 to 3-8 with David Clifford the star of the show, netting one and setting up goals for Bryan Sweeney […]

KERRY LIBRARY will begin operating a new system for checking in and out library books which will result in significant benefits for library users from Tuesday, July 12. Kerry Library’s 22,000 members will be able to request books from libraries in other participating counties as well as use their library card […]

GARDAI in Tralee unearthed a cannabis growhouse at Riverwalk, Oakpark last Thursday. A man of Eastern European extraction was arrested at the scene after cannabis plants worth €21,000 were discovered. The man is being held in custody at Cork prison and will appear at a sitting of Tralee District Court […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at some of the talking points from yesterday’s match, plus some of our action photos from the game… 1. Appetite for football is massive among Kerry fans Despite the absence of traditional rivals Cork, Kerry fans were not deterred from travelling for another sunny Munster Final in […]

WELL that was unexpected. Not the result of the senior game, we’re talking about the fine weather which no doubt provided a huge boost to the attendance yesterday in Killarney. Cloud and showers were predicted, but Killarney was bathed in sunshine and they’ll be a few red heads around today among […]

BRYAN Cooper is to be honoured this Thursday with a civic reception in his hometown. Kerry County Council will host the reception at county buildings at 7pm, to acknowledge his great achievement by riding Don Cossack to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup back in March. The 23 year old received […]